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<h1>Formatting controls using control defaults </h1>
<p>Control defaults apply a default set of formats to each type of control 
 and for formatting sections. After you set a control default, its format 
 is applied to any new object of the same type that you create in a document. 
 For example, if you format the font of a text field as Arial 12-point 
 and blue, then you set that text field's formatting as the control default, 
 all the controls that you add to the Layout area have the same formatting 
 style.</p>
<p><span style="margin-left: 40px;">Control defaults are not used when 
 you copy and paste an object or when you duplicate an object.</span></p>
<p class="whs1">Control defaults for sections are only used 
 when creating new grouping header and footer sections. They are not used 
 when additional sections are added. In that case, the formatting is copied 
 from the section to which the new section is added. For information on 
 adding sections, see 
<a HREF="Insert_sections.htm">Adding a section to 
 a document</a>.</p>
<p class="whs1">Control defaults can include any formatting 
 property, such as background color and border. For Grid/Graphs, the control 
 default controls only the report autostyle. For information on autostyles, 
 see 
<a href="Selecting_an_autostyle_for_a_report.htm">Applying a set of 
 formatting: Autostyles</a>.</p>
<h2>To define the default formatting for a control</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Open the document in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design 
 </B></span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable Mode</B></span>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Format a control with the desired formats: </p></li>
</ol>
<ol type="disc" class="whs3">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs4">
		
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Format_text_fields.htm">Formatting text 
 fields</a></p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Format_lines.htm">Formatting lines and 
 rectangles</a></p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Format_sections.htm">Formatting sections</a></p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<ol start="3" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Right-click the control and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Set 
 Control Default</B></span>.</p></li>
</ol>
<h2>To apply control default formatting</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Open the document in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design 
 </B></span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable Mode</B></span>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Right-click the control and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply 
 Control Default</B></span>. The control is formatted with the control default 
 formats. </p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs5"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 If you are applying the control default to a grid, select Apply Control 
 Default from the Format menu. </p>
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